senate

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The bill still needs to pass the state senate and be approved by Gov. Bob Ferguson to become law.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

It still needs senate approval to become law.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

“We are confronting death on a scale that we haven’t seen before because of the size of the baby-boom generation,” said Sen. Jamie Pedersen, majority leader of the Washington state senate, who shepherded the legislation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

George Mitchell is a former majority leader in the US senate.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

Octavian turned to the senate and smirked, like What did I tell you?

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan